San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan gave the finger to a stalker fan outside of a CVS on Chase Hill Boulevard in northwestern San Antonio last week.

But what’s gone viral about the video is not his profane gesture but a hearty round of jokes about the fact that “Timmy” is still boring even when he flips the bird.

“Tim Duncan Smoothly Gives Fan The Finger In Most Boring And Fundamentally Sound Athlete Meltdown Ever,” was the headline on Barry Petchesky’s Deadspinpost.

The fan in question sent Deadspin the video, but Petchesky had little sympathy with her concern that Duncan was setting a bad example:

First, let’s get this out of the way: Don’t whip our your camera and film athletes when you see them in person. Like the woman who sent this video to us. She was at the CVS on Chase Hill Blvd. in northwestern San Antonio on Friday, heard Tim Duncan was in the store, and returned to her car to wait for him. She would have been much better off asking for an autograph or to shake his hand, and if he said no, he’s more than entitled to his privacy.

Petchesky goes on to joke about Duncan’s “preternatural spatial awareness” in recognizing that there was a camera on him.

“And the finger itself, a masterpiece of efficiency,” he continued. “A quick, easy up-and-under with zero wasted motion, using the glass like the future Hall of Famer has been doing his whole career.”

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